Shloka 63

Dvaipāyana-hrade Duryodhanasya Māyā — Yudhiṣṭhirasya Dharmoktiḥ (Śalya-parva, Adhyāya 30)

Devanagari script

ते त्वनुज्ञाप्य राजानं भूशं शोकपरायणा: । जम्मुर्दूरे महाराज कृपप्रभूतयो रथा:,महाराज! राजाकी आज्ञा लेकर अत्यन्त शोकमें डूबे हुए कृपाचार्य आदि महारथी वहाँसे दूर चले गये

Transliteration

te tv anujñāpya rājānaṁ bhṛśaṁ śokaparāyaṇāḥ | jagmur dūre mahārāja kṛpaprabhṛtayo rathāḥ ||

Translation

ข้าแต่มหาราช! ครั้นได้รับพระบรมราชานุญาตแล้ว เหล่ามหารถี—มีท่านกฤปาจารย์เป็นต้น—ผู้จมอยู่ในความโศกอันหนักหน่วง ก็ขับรถศึกของตนออกไปไกลจากที่นั้น

Word by Word

तेthey (those)

तुbut/indeed

अनुज्ञाप्यhaving taken/obtained permission (after requesting)

राजानम्the king

भूयःagain/further

शोक-परायणाःwholly given over to grief

जग्मुःwent

दूरेfar away

महा-राजO great king

कृप-प्रभूतयःthose headed by Kripa / Kripa and the rest

रथाःcharioteers/chariots (i.e., warriors in chariots)

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Dhṛtarāṣṭra

Kṛpa (Kṛpācārya)

chariots (ratha)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights that victory in war does not erase sorrow or moral weight; survivors—especially elders like Kṛpa—often respond with withdrawal and grief, pointing to the tragic cost of adharma-driven conflict and the emotional consequences of violence.

What is happening in the narrative?

After receiving the king’s leave, Kṛpa and other remaining chariot-warriors depart from the scene, moving away at a distance, deeply immersed in grief; Sañjaya reports this to Dhṛtarāṣṭra.